ياO مالِكَmaster of العَصرِthe age وَمَنand one who
يا مالِكَ العَصرِ وَمَن
لِجودِهِfor his generosity الغَيثُthe rain حَسَدenvied
لِجودِهِ الغَيثُ حَسَد
O master of the age, whom
O master of the age, and you whom
the rain itself envies for his generosity,
the rain has envied for your generosity,
وَمَنand one who حَوىcombined مُكرُمَةَgenerosity of الthe
وَمَن حَوى مُكرُمَةَ ال
أَنواءِseasonal rains مَعwith بَأسِmight of الأَسَدthe lion
أَنواءِ مَع بَأسِ الأَسَد
and who holds a noble virtue no
And you who have combined the generosity of the
rain-bringing stars possess, along with the lion’s might!
seasonal rains with the lion’s might:
أَماdo you not تَرىsee الزَهرَthe blossoms وَقَدand already
أَما تَرى الزَهرَ وَقَد
أَجَّجَkindled ناراًa fire وَوَقَدand blazed
أَجَّجَ ناراً وَوَقَد
Do you not see the blossoms, how they have
Do you not see the blossoms, now that they have
kindled a fire and made it blaze?
kindled a fire and blazed?
وَاِنتَبَهَand awakened الدَهرُtime لَناfor us
وَاِنتَبَهَ الدَهرُ لَنا
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat كانَhad رَقَدslept
مِن بَعدِ ما كانَ رَقَد
Time itself has awakened for us,
And time has awakened for us
after it had lain asleep.
after it had slept.
فَاِغتَنِمِso make the most of العَيشَlife وَلاand do not
فَاِغتَنِمِ العَيشَ وَلا
تَرُدَّreject مِنهُfrom it ماwhat وَرَدcame
تَرُدَّ مِنهُ ما وَرَد
So seize life, and do not
So make the most of life, and do not
ever turn back whatever comes from it.
reject what comes to you from it.
وَواصِلِand continue الشُربَdrinking وَقُلand say
وَواصِلِ الشُربَ وَقُل
أَنجَزَfulfilled حُرٌّa noble man ماwhat وَعَدhe promised
أَنجَزَ حُرٌّ ما وَعَد
Keep on drinking, and say,
And keep drinking, and say:
“A free man keeps his promise,”
“A noble man has fulfilled what he promised.”
مِنَfrom الأَحَدSunday إِلىto الأَحَدSunday
مِنَ الأَحَد إِلى الأَحَد
إِلىto الأَحَدSunday إِلىto الأَحَدSunday
إِلى الأَحَد إِلى الأَحَد
from Sunday until Sunday,
From Sunday to Sunday,
until Sunday, until Sunday.
to Sunday, to Sunday.
